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Our Oceans (2024)
I stopped watching because of the Narrator
Maybe this review will be taken down, but hear me out.
As a true fan of nature documentaries of all kinds, be it on animals, nature, birds, weather, you name it, I will watch it.
Now do you guys actually take first takes Ns auditions when it comes to people like the Obama's and the Clinton's? I mean why? Even if the narrator was bad or if he wasn't able to roll out English, if there is sincerity in his or her voice everyone would listen and watch, not when you wonder if the narrator was appointed just for name or for his position in politics or if this was just an extension of his or her cash grabs into speaking engagements that go beyond their knowledge or understanding.
You know fake ness of any kind shows and it shows up no matter who is in support of it.
Stop doing this nonsense and maybe give some original nature scientists or biologists some airtime. They will appreciate it for life.
Raayan (2024)
Could have been a great one
Well... it's a near perfect first half. Brilliant screen play, fantastic lighting ... shots in the rain ... a great "bhramaugam" movie style clean black and white sequences ... and a super. Back ground score...
And then comes the second half ..
It clearly feels like the people who wrote, directed, scored and sequenced the action scenes were thrown away and a whole other crew was got in to finish the second half...
In fact it is so weirdly bad that I would give 8 to the first half and give 2 to the second ... hence the 5 rating.
With so many good brains behind the movie, it's surprising that none of them caught all the bad sides of the second half during the editing and pre-screening process.
Verdict - another great premise thrown away in hero worship and weird symbolisms.
Indian 2 (2024)
The Worst of the worst ..
I don't get it ....
How do you get so many good character artists to say yes to such a horrible script?
And to top the stupidity of the narration, the music sucks, the background score sounds like a drama on Sun -TV..
if I could give a little negative rating I would ... cause this is the worst movie of this year ...
I have seen a few reviews stating that this is a good one, I trust me, this blunder of a movie so bad that you can't even treat it as a comedy...
This also sort of solidifies the fact that most of these guys who are worshipped on screen are just duds at the mercy of a good script or a good director... cause if these people were the smart Alec's like how they want us to believe, this movie would have never happened...
How did this even leave the editing room, with such a huge stat-cast to comment on it?
Maharaja (2024)
Brilliant - !!!!
Giving it a 9 and not 10 cause of a couple of lengthy scenes. But this is a 10 movie!!!
If you haven't seen the Korean Old boy - you will see something perfect and fresh.
Even if you have seen the Korean Old -Boy, I feel this is an as good a take on a non-linear narrative.
Brilliant script.
Brilliant Screenplay.
Superb cast - including the dust-bin Laxmi.
Brilliant background score.
And a great VS act.. loved it!!!
It leaves you as satisfied as much as you feel the weight of the sadness in the movie .. there is some great humor woven into this intense drama.. and has the perfect combo of stunts, action, drama, climax, story, .. everything!!! Don't miss this one.
Vikram (2022)
Anirudh - Take a Bow!
It's an ok movie, a decent one time watch.
The Plus and the Hero:
Anirudh Carries the movie single handedly, making you visualize everything within his music. It's a masterpiece of a background score, and needs to be felt in Dolby.
Review and the minus: Decent first half and plot build-up but looses it's way in the second. It's another movie which could have been great.
It's hard to see how three intelligent actors in Kamal, Fahad and Sethupathi could have missed the plot in the second half, didn't they read the script?
Jai Bhim (2021)
Almost perfect, But
Beautifully done with a lot of background checks and details on the Irula Tribal community and their struggles to date.
Certain scenes hit pretty hard on every soft spot that can induce tears, especially the torture and physical abuse scenes.
Though Soorya has underplayed the role without much of hero worship scenes which we have become used to with the top actors in the industry, if only they had underplayed a couple of scenes, it would have been a 10.
The lead Irula couple, played by that of Jose and Manikandan deserve awards for their performances, these two were brilliant
It's a good watch.
Katla (2021)
Fantastic!!!!
How do you combine genre's of mysteries, thriller, suspense, action, intelligence, horror, etc etc and more so successfully?
It is definitely slow, but that is needed for character development, which is top notch.
Give it some time ... this is a true hidden gem.
The Devil All the Time (2020)
No country for colored Men or Women.
Artistically Brilliant...
The movie is top notch.. and every single actor has done justice to this dark...psychotic..ride..
But just one question though, with all the talk of inclusion goin on .. where are the black and brown and colored people at?
I mean you might have as well called it "No country for Colored People" and it would have still worked.
It's a must walk this season ;)
Thambi (2019)
The twist and the story saves the movie
Acting on the part of everyone except for Sathyaraj are mediocre...
The music is dull and the background score leaves a lot to be desired.
The direction and editing is a bit messy as well and there are gaps and goof-ups that a good writer or director would have corrected...
But, the movie works and keeps you engaged purely for its story line .. and when a movie comes under the banner of being a thriller and is able to throw a twist that most people would not have expected, then it surely does succeed to some extent :)
Decent watch.
Harmony with A. R. Rahman (2018)
Brilliant
When you watch something and that something wants you to go post a review so that the rest of the world can see it .. and feel it ..
this is truly out of this world.
Musicians and non musicians, travelers, souls searchers ... well damn it .. everyone should watch this ...
Athiran (2019)
Boring - Copied from Many
Go watch "9" instead.
With so much talent at your disposal all you could do was to pick up 12 scenes from different psychological thrillers and piece it together in one? Is this the best you can do?
Editing is one of the worst I have ever scene.
The only saving grace are the setting and Sai's performance.
Save your money and go watch Prithviraj's "9". It has a much better premise and far more well thought out in its execution.
Thugs of Hindostan (2018)
IDIOTS OF STUPIDISTAN
I wouldnt recommend this money even if they paid you to watch it. There is always a nice buzz among intellectuals before an Aamir Khan movie hits the screen.
Well, this movie not only disappoints the intellectuals it is not worth the idiots either.
Sherlock (2010)
221 B, Baker Street is alive and better than ever :)
It was 2010 and a good friend says you gotto watch this. I ignore it cause, I did not want to spoil my image of the pipe dwelling and tweed suited master and replace it with an internet savvy and cell phone wielding imitation. It was 2011 when the ratings were out and another bunch of my well known critic-friends tell me I just have to watch it. I listen to my heart and ignore it once again. Its 2012 and when stuck on a job, I turned to "Sherlok" Season one Episode one just to humor myself...and there began a love story which I hope never ends. Its brilliant, surprisingly stays authentic and true to the original and you feel the pages of Mr.Doyle's writing open up in-front of you. Mr.Doyle himself would have been proud. Its a fantastic adaptation and just when I thought TV was dying here comes a series that would want me to cancel appointments and keep my date with my couch, but of course with coffee cause this show demands attention and you don't want to miss any words when Mr.Homes is doing is lighting paced analysis. :) Watch it for the sheer pleasure and the joy of re-living on "Baker Street".